Really good combat, with noteworthy combo systems and great flow. The story, however, was unbearably slow and tedious, with characters doing whatever the hell they wanted, most of the time. It felt like it didn't want its characters to be one dimensional, so it gave them one extra character trait to base their personality around. For the male main character, he REALLY likes ONE SPECIFIC in-universe branded plushie. It is brought up multiple times throughout the main and side missions, and at one point he stores a delicate McGuffin inside a plush he handmade because "if it's in there, I know I'll be delicate with it". This type of stuff would be fine if he showed any of these character traits outside of these set windows, which he doesn't. The other characters aren't much better. A lot of critical plot pieces can be resolved just by talking, which the male main character attempts to do with almost every character he meets, proving that the writers knew of this flaw and decided to brush it off. When there eventually is a big pow-wow, the other characters say, "sorry, I guess I should have listened" and they are instantly forgiven by everyone. It's just a mess.